蚕丝

Traditional form:

蠶絲

Pinyin (reading):

cánsī

Definitions:

• natural silk (secreted by silkworm)

Characters:

• 蚕 - silkworm
• 丝 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings

Traditional characters:

• 蠶 - silkworm
• 絲 - silk, fine thread; wire; strings